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Granted Patent B2
US 12,582,157 · App. 18/542,797 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Electronic cigarette and atomizer thereof

Inventors: Xiaoping Li (Shenzhen, CN); Changyong Yi (Shenzhen, CN); Zhenlong Jiang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
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Patent No.
US 12,582,157
App. No.
18/542,797
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette atomizer, including an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly. The liquid reservoir includes a liquid storage cavity. The atomization assembly includes a first holder, a second holder, and a heating assembly located between the first holder and the second holder. The heating assembly includes a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and the porous body has an atomizing surface and a liquid-absorbing surface. The liquid-absorbing surface and the atomizing surface are respectively located on two opposite sides of the porous body, the liquid-absorbing surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the second holder.

Claims (28)

1 . An electronic cigarette atomizer, comprising an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir comprising a liquid storage cavity;

wherein the atomization assembly comprises a first holder, a second holder, and a heating assembly attached between the first holder and the second holder; the heating assembly comprises a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and

wherein the porous body has an atomizing surface and a liquid-absorbing surface, and the liquid-absorbing surface and the atomizing surface are respectively located on two opposite sides of the porous body; the liquid-absorbing surface is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the second holder; and

wherein the liquid reservoir is sleeved on the first holder.

2 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the first holder is clamped with the second holder.

3 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one heater is in shape of any of sheet, strip, or mesh.

4 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the first holder comprises at least one liquid channel which fluidly communicates the liquid-absorbing surface with the liquid storage cavity.

5 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the liquid-absorbing surface and the atomizing surface are respectively located on two opposite sides of the porous body in a height direction of the electronic cigarette.

6 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the first holder comprises at least one hook to be hooked onto the second holder.

7 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the liquid-absorbing surface faces the first holder and the atomizing surface faces away from the first holder.

8 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the first holder comprises an embedded portion to be sleeved outside the heating assembly.

9 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 8 , wherein the first holder is clamped onto the second holder; and

the second holder comprises a base, a supporting structure provided on the base, and the heating assembly is arranged between the embedded portion and the supporting structure.

10 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the first holder comprises a main body, at least one liquid channel fluidly communicating the liquid-absorbing surface with the liquid storage cavity, and an exhaust channel disposed on the main body and fluidly communicating the atomization cavity with an air outlet of the electronic cigarette atomizer.

11 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the second holder supports the first holder.

12 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the second holder supports the heating assembly.

13 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the second holder comprises at least one electrode.

14 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 13 , wherein the at least one electrode comprises two electrodes electrically connected to the heating assembly.

15 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the second holder is clamped with the liquid reservoir.

16 . The electronic cigarette atomizer of claim 1 , wherein the direction of the airflow into the atomization cavity is parallel to the atomizing surface.

17 . An electronic cigarette, comprising an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir comprising a liquid storage cavity;

wherein the atomization assembly comprises a first holder, a second holder, and a heating assembly located between the first holder and the second holder; the heating assembly comprises a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and

wherein the porous body has an atomizing face and a liquid-absorbing surface, and the liquid-absorbing surface and the atomizing surface are respectively located on two opposite sides of the porous body;

wherein the liquid-absorbing surface faces the first holder and is in fluid communication with the liquid storage cavity, and an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the second holder; and

wherein the first holder comprises at least one liquid channel fluidly communicating the liquid-absorbing surface with the liquid storage cavity, and an exhaust channel fluidly communicating the atomization cavity with outside of the electronic cigarette.

18 . The electronic cigarette of claim 17 , wherein the first holder is clamped with the second holder.

19 . The electronic cigarette of claim 17 , wherein the second holder comprises at least one electrode.

20 . The electronic cigarette of claim 17 , wherein the at least one heater is in shape of any of sheet, strip, or mesh.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2023
From: LI, XIAOPING; YI, CHANGYONG; JIANG, ZHENLONG
To: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065892/0765 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810150690.7 · Feb 13, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 15983108 · May 18, 2018
Continuation 17199828 · Mar 12, 2021
Related Publication 20240114952A1 · Apr 11, 2024
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